CPA Public Accounting Chargeable Hours Submission Form

This form is to be completed by CPA candidates who are reporting practical experience in Public Accounting and are employed with a registered/licensed public practice firm.

Completing the form is required whenever any of the following events take place:

• a CPA candidate has satisfied the CPA practical experience requirements for membership
• a CPA candidate switches employment from one Pre-approved Program Route (PPR) to another PPR within the same or a different registered/licensed public practice firm
• a CPA candidate switches from a PPR to an experience verification route (EVR) (or vice versa)
• a CPA candidate is a co-op or summer student returning to a post-secondary institution to complete degree/pre-professional education program requirements
• a CPA candidate terminates current PPR employment

Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the form can be completed in full and signed off by the CPA candidate. Section 5 must be completed by the Designated Member⁴ at the registered/licensed public practice firm.  If the CPA candidate has more than one employer, please complete a separate CPA Public Accounting Chargeable Hours Submission Form for each employer.

CPA candidates must attach this completed form to the relevant experience report in the online Practical Experience Reporting Tool (PERT). Instructions on submitting an experience report in PERT, for assessment, can be found in the user guides contained within PERT.

For questions on how to complete this form and/or how to complete/submit an experience report through PERT, please contact practicalexperience@bccpa.ca